The Jezzine District ( ar, قضاء جزين) is a district in the
South Governorate
South Governorate ( ar, الجنوب; transliterated: al-Janub) is one of the governorates of Lebanon. South Lebanon has a population of 500,000 inhabitants and an area of 929.6 km2. The capital is Sidon. The lowest elevation is sea-level ...
of
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
. The capital is
Jezzine
Jezzine ( ''Jizzīn'') is a town in Lebanon, located from Sidon and south of Beirut. It is the capital of Jezzine District. Surrounded by mountain peaks, pine forests (like the Bkassine Pine Forest), and at an average altitude of 950 m (3 ...
.
76% of registered voters (59642) in the district are Christians. Of those, 60% are Maronite, 14% Greek Melkite Catholic, and the rest are minorities (Armenian Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Evangelic, Protestants, etc...). The remaining 24% are Druze, Shiite (mainly), and Sunni voters, respectively.
[https://elections.lebanese-forces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/JEZZINE-SAIDA-1.pdf ]
This distinguishes the district from the rest of Southern Lebanon, which is approximately 90% Muslim. Some notable towns include other than its capital Jezzine include
Kfarhouna,
Aichiyé,
Bkassine,
Kfar Falous, and
Homsiyé.
Gallery
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References
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Districts of Lebanon